At least 109 residents in Cagayan and Kalinga have reported symptoms of amoebiasis, the Cagayan Provincial Health Office (CPHO) said Saturday, November 26.
Authrorities in Ilocos Sur and Benguet have destroyed a total of P4,827,500 worth of marijuana.
Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease in the Ilocos Region have climbed to 677, the Department of Health Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) reported.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed assistance to a little less than 300 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Laoag City and in the municipalities of Bacarra, Dingras and San Nicolas.
Through a partnership with respective local government units, the DSWD’s Sustainable Livelihood program benefitted 289 local enterprises by providing P9,000 to P15,000, depending on their proposed venture.
Provincial social welfare and development office Lilian Rin said on Thursday, November 24, that this program is part of the DSWD’s goal of assisting low-income individuals and families whose livelihoods have been severely affected by the recent typhoon and earthquake.
She noted that the aid was a personal request of Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotoc to Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo. “Through our governor, we were able to receive less than P3 million livelihood grant from the DSWD.”
Ilocos Norte has invited private medical practitioners to practice as visiting physicians, consultants, and specialists in public hospitals in Laoag City.
La Union Governor Rafy Ortega-David says she’s honored to meet climate change experts in the South Korean forum.
Laoag City Vice Mayor Carlos Fariñas gets mesmerized during his latest diving trip.
Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc shares a cute photo of him wearing a Barong Tagalog when he was still a toddler.
Ilocos Norte Congressman Sandro Marcos wants to divide Barangay Adams in the Municipality of Adams into three smaller barangays.
Baguio City Mayor Benjie Magalong oozes with pride for the triumph of Sandi Menchi Abahan in Mount Everest.
